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Putin orders sanctions on Turkey after jet shot down

Russia has announced a series of economic sanctions against Turkey after the downing of a Russian jet near the Syrian border.

Turkey said the sanctions "would only damage relations", after the country's Prime Minister said he was "truly saddened" by the incident.

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Putin: Turkey shot down Russian warplane to protect its oil trade with Islamic State

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Russian President Vladmir Putin has said Turkey shot down a Russian warplane in order to protect its oil trade with Islamic State, adding that Russia had received more information showing that IS oil was going via Turkey.

President Putin said he did not meet his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the climate change summit in Paris on Monday to discuss the downing of the jet, which he described as a "huge mistake".

Mr Putin's comments are the latest in the war of words between Russia and Turkey following the downing of the Russian jet near the Syrian border last week.

Russia announced at the weekend a series of economic sanctions against Turkey.

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